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泊頭市

简泊头市 · 繁泊頭市

Mandarin · pinyin Bó tóu Shì

Botou, a county-level city in Cangzhou City 滄州市 Cāng zhōu Shì, Hebei

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泊: pō · anchor vessel; lie at anchor
頭: tóu · head; top; chief, first; boss
市: shì · market, fair; city, town; trade
头: tóu · head; top; chief, first; boss

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2–2–4 · Bo2 tou2 Shi4

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